---
title: PgVector Agent Knowledge
sidebarTitle: PgVector
---

## Setup

```shell
docker run -d \
  -e POSTGRES_DB=ai \
  -e POSTGRES_USER=ai \
  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=ai \
  -e PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata \
  -v pgvolume:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
  -p 5532:5432 \
  --name pgvector \
  agnohq/pgvector:16
```

## Example

```python agent_with_knowledge.py
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
from agno.vectordb.pgvector import PgVector, SearchType

db_url = "postgresql+psycopg://ai:ai@localhost:5532/ai"
knowledge_base = Knowledge(
    vector_db=PgVector(table_name="recipes", db_url=db_url, search_type=SearchType.hybrid),
)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    knowledge_base.add_content(
        url="https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf"
    )

    agent = Agent(
        model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
        knowledge=knowledge_base,
        # Add a tool to read chat history.
        read_chat_history=True,
        markdown=True,
        # debug_mode=True,
    )
    agent.print_response("How do I make chicken and galangal in coconut milk soup", stream=True)
    agent.print_response("What was my last question?", stream=True)
```

<Card title="Async Support ⚡">
  <div className="mt-2">
    <p>
      PgVector also supports asynchronous operations, enabling concurrency and leading to better performance.
    </p>
    
    ```python async_pgvector.py
    import asyncio

    from agno.agent import Agent
    from agno.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
    from agno.vectordb.pgvector import PgVector

    db_url = "postgresql+psycopg://ai:ai@localhost:5532/ai"

    vector_db = PgVector(table_name="recipes", db_url=db_url)

    knowledge_base = Knowledge(
        vector_db=vector_db,
    )

    agent = Agent(knowledge=knowledge_base)

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        # Load knowledge base asynchronously
        asyncio.run(knowledge_base.add_content_async(
                url="https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf"
            )
        )

        # Create and use the agent asynchronously
        asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("How to make Tom Kha Gai", markdown=True))
    ```
    
    <Tip className="mt-4">
      Use <code>aload()</code> and <code>aprint_response()</code> methods with <code>asyncio.run()</code> for non-blocking operations in high-throughput applications.
    </Tip>
  </div>
</Card>

## PgVector Params

<Snippet file="vectordb_pgvector_params.mdx" />

## Developer Resources

- View [Cookbook (Sync)](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/knowledge/vector_db/pgvector/pgvector_db.py)
- View [Cookbook (Async)](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/knowledge/vector_db/pgvector/async_pg_vector.py)
